Chapter 16, Verse 23
Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga — Sanskrit shloka, transliteration, word meanings, English translation, and commentary.
Original Sanskrit verse
Transliteration
Word meanings
yaḥ—who; śhāstra-vidhim—scriptural injunctions; utsṛijya—discarding; vartate—act; kāma-kārataḥ—under the impulse of desire; na—neither; saḥ—they; siddhim—perfection; avāpnoti—attain; na—nor; sukham—happiness; na—nor; parām—the supreme; gatim—goal
English translation
He who, having cast aside the ordinances of the scriptures, acts under the impulse of desire, does not attain perfection, nor happiness, nor the Supreme Goal.
— Swami Sivananda
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Commentary
He who does not care for the Self; who gives free rein to these three sins; is a traitor to the Self. He who has renounced the authority of the Vedas which; like a mother; is eally disposed and kind to all; and which; like a beaconlight; points out what is good and what is evil; does not attain perfection nor happiness nor the Supreme Goal. He who pays no attention to prescribed actions and follows the promptings of desire awakened by the senses; does not obtain God.
Commentary by Swami Sivananda
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